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Your membership sustains Texas Science & Natural History Museum and our mission to excite, engage and connect curious minds of all ages with science and natural history.

All members receive free admission to the museum and special events, free parking and early access to educational programs. Explore multiple levels of annual membership below.

Levels & Benefits

  • Individual

    Benefits include:

    • One daily free admission pass
    • Validated parking (two hours per visit)**
    • 10% discount in the Museum Store
    • Member tours
    • Early access, sneak previews and program discounts
    $40
    Join | Renew
  • Dual

    All the benefits above for two people

    $70
    Join | Renew
  • Household

    All the benefits above for up to five people, plus:

    • Two free guest passes to give away
    • Membership in the North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Passport Program, which offers free and discounted access to 1,000+ cultural and science centers.*
    $120
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  • Quetzalcoatlus

    All the benefits above for up to eight people, plus:

    • Two additional free guest passes to give away (four total)
    • Borrow from UT Libraries
    • Invitations for two to special museum tours
    • Free dual membership to give as a gift
    $500
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  • Centennial

    All the benefits above for up to 10 people, plus:

    • Private tour for up to 10 people
    • Four additional free guest passes to give away (eight total)
    • Discount on event venue rentals
    $1,000
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  • Memorial Circle

    All the benefits above for up to 10 people, plus:

    • Named recognition
    $2,500
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* NARM privileges do not extend to members with a different home institution within a 15-mile radius. ASTC Passport Program privileges do not extend to members with a different home institution within a 90-mile radius.

**Validated parking is available at San Jacinto Garage, Manor Garage and 27th Street Garage unless a particular garage has been rented out by another unit on campus  at that time. For example, if Texas Performing Arts rents out San Jacinto Garage for a musical performance, we cannot validate member parking for San Jacinto Garage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Once you become a member, you will receive an email with a link to download your digital membership card, which you will place in your smartphone’s wallet. Printed membership cards are also available upon request.

To redeem your free admission, simply present your member card at the check-in desk or share the member household name along with photo ID to museum staff.

All members of Texas Science & Natural History Museum get two free hours of validated parking* in the San Jacinto Garage at 2400 San Jacinto Boulevard when they visit the museum. Please note that San Jacinto Garage has a 6-foot-11-inch height restriction.

If that garage is full, members can park in the Manor Garage or 27th Street Garage and receive validation during their museum visit. 

How to park and validate:

Enter the San Jacinto Garage either on the San Jacinto Boulevard or Trinity Street entrance. Upon entry, take a ticket from the pay station. You must bring this ticket into Texas Science & Natural History Museum to receive the parking validation.

Present your ticket to museum staff in the Museum Store at the end of your visit.

Once your ticket is validated, you will scan the QR code on the ticket at the pay station at the garage exit. If you have stayed longer than two hours, you will need to pay any remaining balance.

*Restrictions

The UT campus is a busy place, and Texas Science and Natural History museum does not control University events that may affect garages. Please note: We cannot offer validated parking if a garage is rented out or closed in the following scenarios:

  • Events at Texas Performing Arts
  • Texas Football home games (the museum will also be closed)
  • University events, including graduation, orientation, move-in day, Career Day
  • Sporting events, including UIL Track and Field meets
  • Other public and private events

For members at the Household level and up, you will receive guest passes with your member cards.

  • Guest passes can be given to anyone.
  • Members do not need to be present with the recipient of their guest pass. Guest passes are meant for anyone to be able to visit the museum.
  • Guest passes must be presented in person and cannot be redeemed online.
  •  Guest passes are good for one (1) general admission to Texas Science & Natural History Museum.
  • Great for gifts!
  • Please write the Member Household name on the back of your guest passes in the “FROM” field.

Members at the Household level and up are enrolled in the reciprocal museum associations North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC).

Reciprocal museum associations are good for free and discounted museum admission when you travel.

  • NARM benefits do not include institutions within 15 miles of your home address and home institution.     
  • ASTC Passport Program benefits do not include institutions within 90 miles of your home address or home institution.     
  • This means reciprocal benefits may not be used at museums such as the Blanton Museum of Art, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Contemporary Austin, Laguna Gloria, etc.
  • Texas Science & Natural History Museum does not accept reciprocal admissions from home institutions within this radius.

Each museum has its own reciprocal museum association restrictions. Please check the NARM and ASTC websites before you travel.

Current members of Texas Science & Natural History Museum at the Quetzalcoatlus, Centennial and Memorial Circle levels are eligible for a complimentary UT Library Courtesy Borrower Card upon presentation of proof of membership, a current government-issued photo ID and a secondary proof of address at Courtesy Borrower Services.

Here are the instructions for renewing your membership. 

  1. In Membership Levels section above, click on the join/renew button for your respective level (i.e. Household).
  2. On the form that opens on your screen, click SIGN IN in the top right corner
. Sign in using the email address you used to join as a member and register your account. 
  3. If you have not registered your account, please click REGISTER in the top right corner, and register your account with the email address you first used to join as a member. If you are unaware of this email address or have any issues, please contact us at tmm.membership@austin.utexas.edu.
  4. Once you are signed in, indicate whether you would like to activate automatic renewals. Next, enter the information for any members, and click ADD TO CART. 
  5. On the next page, enter any personal information, then click CHECK OUT. 
  6. On the next page, enter your payment information and click FINISH & PAY. 
  7. Your transaction will be complete! You will receive an email confirmation with a link to download a digital membership card.